DUBAI: Businesses in Dubai and São Paulo can by exploring untapped trade and investment potential in key sectors and areas of mutual interest such as agri-business, technology, innovation, transport and logistics, according to officials speaking earlier today at the Dubai-São Paulo Business Forum. The forum, held at Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s premises, was joined by a high-level delegation …

DUBAI: Triple Brisbane winner Karolina Pliskova is hoping to add the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships trophy to her fast-growing list of titles. The world number 3 began the 2020 season in Brisbane with a bang as she successfully defended a title for the first time in her career, claiming her third triumph there in four years. And, even though she …

News Desk DUBAI: Enhancing the UAE’s food security was the topic on the table at the first-ever meeting of the Emirates Food Security Council, which was held today, February 10, 2020. Taking place at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of The Cabinet, and Chaired by Her Excellency Mariam  Almheiri, Minister of State for Food Security, the meeting was attended by council members H.E. Obaid Rashid Al Hassan Al Shamsi, …

Facebook, the world’s famous social networking platform, has released tips for online safety addressing its one of the vibrant audiences, teenagers, in order to provide them safe user environment without any complication. Online safety is an important conversation that user can share with your teenaged kids, where both parents and teenagers have roles to play. For parents, it’s a good …

DUBAI: The Emirates Group and GE Aviation have officially kicked off GE’s Leadership Development Programme for 28 UAE National employees at the Emirates Group. The commencement of the programme follows on from the MOU signed between both organisations at the Dubai Airshow 2019, and since then qualifying Emirati employees have gone through a rigorous selection process to identify the first …

DUBAI: Hala, the joint venture between the Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) and Careem that offers an innovative way to get around Dubai by enabling customers to book a Dubai Taxi on the Careem app, has partnered with Etisalat, the leading telecom operator in the UAE, to offer its Captains (taxi drivers) a generous data bundle and international minutes package, making it …

Sports Desk DUBAI: Former Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships winner Simona Halep is ready to build upon her magnificent Australian Open adventure as she seeks to reclaim the title she earned in 2015. Simona prepared for the 2020 season by training in Dubai and made an outstanding run to the semi-finals of the year’s first Grand Slam which lifted her to …

News Desk KIGALI, Rwanda: Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently participated in the Africa Tech Summit 2020 in Kigali, Rwanda, where the organisation launched the second cycle of its GBF Mentorship Programme, which pairs innovative UAE and African startups with mentors who can provide them with valuable expertise, support and guidance. Over 250 participants visited Dubai Chamber’s stand at …

News Desk DUBAI: Valera, award-winning Swiss hair specialists announced the launch of their latest digital hair dryer – ePower 2020, which will be sold exclusively by The New Store (TNS). The ePower 2020 is the latest generation of Valera’s digital motor technology- weighing just 475 gms; the hair dryer is extremely powerful, long-lasting and energy efficient. The new designis engineered …

News Desk DUBAI: Etisalat has demonstrated yet again its 5G technological prowess, this time through an adrenaline-pumping freefall from 15,000 feet. Red Bull skydiver Dani Roman jumps off a plane on a mission: Can 5G download 4GB in time to open a parachute? On an average, skydivers need to deploy their parachute after 30 seconds from 15,000 feet. “Will Etisalat 5G be …